Prep football: 5A, 1A playoff preview capsules

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In an effort to get fans ready for this weekend's high school football playoffs, here's a closer look at the Class 5A and Class 1A matchups, with thanks to maxpreps.com for the statistics and state prep football guru George Felt for his tidbits of knowledge. If you're looking for previews of other classes, you can find Class 4A and Class 2A here and Class 3AA and Class 3A here. And check out our TribPreps Radio podcast for more news and tidbits. It's ready to be downloaded.

Diamond Ranch (6-5) vs. Duchesne (11-0), 11 a.m. Friday at SUU • The Diamondbacks fell to the Eagles 33-13 on Oct. 4 behind 134 yards and two TDs on the ground from Matt Dye. The Eagles enter riding a 45-game winning streak, the fifth longest in the nation. They had a couple of close calls, namely a 20-19 win over Rich on Oct. 11, but the streak lives. Dylan Despain has rushed for a team-high 727 yards, while Dye is next at 594 yards. Quarterback Trent Roberts has run for a team-high 13 TDs. The Diamondbacks downed Altamont 48-19 in the quarterfinals but lost three of their last four to close the regular season.

Rich (8-2) vs. Kanab (6-5), 1:30 p.m. Friday at SUU • The Cowboys won the first five meetings between the programs, but the Rebels' lone win against Kanab came Oct. 7 of this season, a 41-13 victory for Rich. This is the Rebels' eighth consecutive trip to the state semifinals. 

Playoff schedule

Class 5A

Friday's quarterfinals

3 p.m. • Alta at Lone Peak

4 p.m. • Pleasant Grove at Jordan

5 p.m. • Brighton at Herriman

5 p.m. • Riverton at Bingham

Class 4A

Friday's quarterfinals

3 p.m. • Olympus at Logan

3:30 p.m. • Corner Canyon at East

3:30 p.m. • Sky View at Timpview

4 p.m. • Salem Hills at Woods Cross

Class 3AA

Friday's quarterfinals

4 p.m. • Snow Canyon at Juan Diego

5 p.m. • Cedar City at Dixie

5 p.m. • Desert Hills at Stansbury

5 p.m. • Hurricane at Pine View

Class 3A

Friday's semifinal

at Southern Utah University

4 p.m. • Juab vs. Judge

Saturday's semifinal

at Southern Utah University

4 p.m. • Morgan vs. Manti

Class 2A

Saturday's semifinals

at Southern Utah University

11 a.m. • Grand County vs. North Summit

1:30 p.m. • South Summit vs. Beaver

Class 1A Friday's semifinals

at Southern Utah University

11 a.m. • Diamond Ranch vs. Duchesne

1:30 p.m. • Rich vs. Kanab

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